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Laying of Guastavino tile arches along Boylston Street, construction of the McKim Building   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Stevens, Edward F. (Edward Fletcher), 1860-1946; McKim, Mead & White
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Laying of Guastavino tile arches along Boylston Street, construction of the McKim Building
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Image from: Boston Public Library : photographs taken during the construction of central library building for McKim, Mead, and White; Tiles laid over form for tile vaults of the ceiling of the McKim Basement. Guastavino was an immigrant from Spain who brought with him a technique of constructing tile vaults and arches that were incredibly strong, relatively light, and resistant to damage and breach by fire. The Guastavino fire proof vaults were used extensively throughout the McKim Building. Duplicate of 06_03_000058, photo No. 54 by Edward Stevens, Clerk of Works.
Date 5 April 1889
date QS:P571,+1889-04-05T00:00:00Z/11
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reference URL: https://dp.la/item/8ef5540ef15b92dccbea637ebf98e5a6
publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 27 January 2022

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Image from: Boston Public Library : photographs taken during the construction of central library building for McKim, Mead, and White (English)

determination method: determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website
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reference URL: https://dp.la/item/8ef5540ef15b92dccbea637ebf98e5a6
publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 16 March 2022

Tiles laid over form for tile vaults of the ceiling of the McKim Basement. Guastavino was an immigrant from Spain who brought with him a technique of constructing tile vaults and arches that were incredibly strong, relatively light, and resistant to damage and breach by fire. The Guastavino fire proof vaults were used extensively throughout the McKim Building. Duplicate of 06_03_000058, photo No. 54 by Edward Stevens, Clerk of Works. (English)

determination method: determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website
Reference
reference URL: https://dp.la/item/8ef5540ef15b92dccbea637ebf98e5a6
publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 16 March 2022

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